Device for holding and dispensing soap bars



Aug. 23 1932. F-. e. RINGLAND 1,372,816

I DEVICE FOR HOLDING AND DISPENSING SOAP BARS Filed March 2.1931

Patented Au 23, 1932 FRANK G. EHTQ Application filed Eierch Q.

Le provide a device that not only holds soap bars but shields the soapso held from sight, thereby eliminating the detracting silent or usedsoap to surrounding appointments.

A still further object of my invention is to bprovide a soap dispensingand holdin container that may be easily and quic y in= stalled at thedesired place of use. a

A still further object of my invention s for fastidious people that willhold and d1si pense their individual bars of soap.

A still further object of m invention is to provide a soap dispensingevice that unfailingly delivers the soap desired directly into the handof the user.

, A still further object of this invention is to provide a device thatholds soap in a dry condition, thereby making for soap economy.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a soap holder anddispenser for bathroom and kitchen use that is cheap in manufacture anddurable in use.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangementand combination ofthe various parts of the device, whereby the ob ects contemplated areattained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claimsand illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which: i

Fig. 1 is a side view of my invention mounted on a vertical supportingsurface with dotted lines to more fully illustrate its construction andoperation;

Fig.2 is a back View of the invention detached from a supportingsurface.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the invention and shows a modified form ofconstruction for supporting the same.

Fig. 4 is a side view of my invention showing a hook construction forsecuring the se ne to a bath tub or like.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view or my invention.

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been on the market for many years, but these soap holders do not hidethe unsightly used bar of soap from sight. Furthermore, it is verydillicult to lift the soap out of these open-receptacles when onedesires to use the soap. l have overcome such objections by providing asoap holder that not only hides the bar of soapfroin' observation, butdispenses the soap easily, and quickly into the hand of the user whendesired.

1 have used the numeral 10 to designate the main portion ofmy soapholder. This portion 10 may be made of any suitable material and is openboth at its to and bottom, as shown in the drawing. shown this portionof my invention of rec= tangular construction it may be made of anysuitable design. The bottom side marginal edges of the soap containerare slightly rounded and extend from the back side or the holderdownwardly and outwardly to the front side of the holder, as shown inFig. 1 and Fig. 5. The numeral 11 designates'the bottom of the soapholder and is hingedly secured at its rear marginal edge to the lowermarginal edge of the back portion oi the member 10 by the employment ofthe common shaft 12. The numeral 13 designates a coil spring around theshaft 12 having one. of its ends engaging the back portion of the member10 and its other end engaging the bottom portion 11, as shown in Fig. 2.As this coil spring. is under tension it will yieldingly hold the bottomof the soapholder in a closed position, thereby under normal conditions,providing a soap holder of tank construction enclosed at all pointsexcept its top, as shown in Fig. 5. The numeral 14 designates a curvedprojection integrally formed near the center and on the forwhrd marginaledgeof the bottom 11, as shown inFig. 1. This projection 14 forms ahandle member for manually moving the bottom 11 to a lowered positionaway from the bottom of the portion 10. When this bottom 11 is moved toa lowered position, as shown in dotted lines Fig. 1, naturally, if anysoap exists in the ltho'ugh I have portion 10 it will fall downwardl andout of the holder and into the hand t at moves the projection 14.-downwardly and rearwardobtain the soap. To aid and guide the movement ofa bar of soap into the hand depressing the member 14, I have'providedupwardly extending side members 15 integrally formed onthe twomarginalside edges of the bottom 11. As soon as the hand with the soapis removed from the member 14 the coil spring 13 immediately returns thebottom- 11 to a closed position. After the soap has been used it isdropped into the top of the portion 10 where it is out of sight, asshown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 and designated by the numeral 16. Whenthe soap is thus held it will be held in a position away from water.

will soon dry, and will thereby be maintained in a dry condition untilused again. My holder and dispenser may be secured to a support in manydifferent ways. In Fig. 1 and Fig.2 I show a rubber vacuum cup 17 whichis secured to the back of the portion 10. When this construction is usedthe de vice may be readily and'quickly secured to a vertical supportingsurface 18 by merely pressing the device onto the supporting surface. Bythe use of these well known sucalents which may reasonably includedwithin their scope.

I claim 1. In a bar soapdispenser, a hollow member designed to receive abar of soap open at its bottom and top, a means for securing said hollowmember to a support, a curved trap door capable of inclosing the bottomof said hollow member, and a meansfor yieldingly holding said trap doorin a closed position.

2. In a bar soap dispenser, a hollow member designed to hold soap openat its bottom and top, a trap door hingedly, secured to said hollowmember for inclosing the bottom oi said hollow member; said doorextending downwardly and outwardly when in a closed position, and ameans-for yielding'ly holding said door in a closed position.

3.' In a bar soap dispenser, a hollow member open at its top and bottom,a trap door hingedly secured to said hollow member capable of inclosingthe bottom of said hollow member, upwardly extending guide members ateach side marginal edge of said door, a means for yieldingly holdingsaid door in a closed position, and a projection on said door tofacilitate its manual opening.

' FRANK G. RINGLAND.

tion cups my device may be mounted at any a desired position without inany way damaging the supporting surface to which it is secured. It mayalso be as quickly removed. I

, If itis desired. an ear 19 having a hole therein may be integrallyformed on the upper marginal edge of the back portion 10, as shown inFig. 1 and secured to any available hook, nail, or screw.

In Fig. 4 I show the usual rubber covered hook members 20 secured to theback of the portion 10. These hook members may be easily hooked overobjects such as the rim of a bath tub.

In the drawing I show a single compartment for holding a-bar of soap,but if it is desired. devices. may be constructed havin a plurality ofcompartments. each capable of holding an individual bar ofsoap. From theforegoing it will readily be seen that I have provided a device thatwill not only Some changes may be made in the construction andarrangement of my improved device for holding and dispensing soap barswithout'departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, andit is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structureor use of mechanical equiv

